Grade 5 Fractions: Subtract fractions with unlike denominators

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What students practice: Adding/subtracting with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers.

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Grade 5 · Fractions

Subtract Fractions With Unlike Denominators

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Easy

Subtract: 2/3 − 1/6. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 1/2
Subtract: 3/4 − 1/2. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 1/4

Standard

Subtract: 4/5 − 1/2. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 3/10
Subtract: 3/10 − 1/8. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 7/40

Challenge

Subtract: 7/8 − 1/3. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 13/24
Subtract: 5/12 − 4/11. Write the answer in simplest form (use a mixed number if it is greater than 1).
Answer: 7/132

Where this skill fits

Previous skill: Add fractions with unlike denominators
Next skill: Add and subtract mixed numbers (unlike denominators)
All grades: Fractions worksheets, Grades 3–5

Related Common Core standards

5.NF.A.1 — Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers.

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